To be eligible to
receive a Mercer County Public Library ADULT card, one must be 18
years old and satisfy one of the following:

Be a resident of
Mercer County

Show current KY
Driver’s License OR current Photo ID with local address (physical
and mailing address, if different). If you cannot present a photo ID
with a current local address you will be classified as
Non-resident/Temporary

Kentucky Resident Cards:

• Be a resident of Kentucky
(other than Mercer County)
• Show current KY Driver’s License AND a library card from a
reciprocal library, as well as be in good standing with that
library. Staff member will verify the patron’s status by phone
with other library.

Non Resident/Temporary Cards:

This will include out of state library
users that will be in our community for a limited time.
It will also include those new residents that do not have
verification of local address.

Address verification:
1. Permanent out of state address from government
issued photo ID
2. Local address. Must give street address.
• Only 3 items will be checked out on the day that card
is issued.

Card will be mailed same
day if application made by 4PM, otherwise it will be mailed the
next day.

Card will be changed to regular
card once address is verified.

Children's Cards:

To be eligible to receive a Mercer County Public
Library CHILD card, a child must:
• Be a resident of Mercer County, or other KY county.
• Have an application signed by their parent or legal
guardian.
• Parent or legal guardian must have identification as
outlined above.
An adult parent or legal guardian MUST be present in the library to
sign for a minor child's card and/or Internet Computer use.

Replacement Cards: $2.00
It is Library policy that patrons must have their Library
card to check out materials including computers. The library cannot look up patron information, including
barcode numbers and PINs. This policy is for the protection of
patrons.

If a patron does not have a card in hand, a
Replacement Card may be purchased for a $2.00 fee. MCPL will
temporarily hold items to allow patrons to retrieve their cards.